Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. ~Jean Toomer
Acceptance Standards Own
Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles. ~Jean Toomer
Fear Until Binds
I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am not, and might become. ~Jean Toomer
I Am Become More
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. ~Jean Toomer
Life Men Wishes
Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters. ~Jean Toomer
Picture Why Most
No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight. ~Jean Toomer
Beauty Eyes Lose
People mistake their limitations for high standards. ~Jean Toomer
People Mistake High
Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it. ~Jean Toomer
Dream Think Feel
The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing. ~Jean Toomer
Ignorance Knowing Act
We learn the rope of life by untying its knots. ~Jean Toomer
Life Learn Rope